One day, Glenda Watson Hyatt’s husband mentioned that his dream was to ride in a NASCAR and to “feel the speed”…
Monday, October 26th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Cerebral Ballsy
Glenda Watson Hyatt shares her experiences living with cerebral palsy to motivate and inspire others to think about how they perceive their own situation and their own world around them. She does all this by typing with only her left thumb!
Quoting the great Glenda Watson Hyatt:
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One thing about being in a loving and supportive marriage is taking an interest and learning about one another’s hobbies and passions. One of Darrell’s interests is watching car racing, particularly NASCAR. Over the years I have learned way more about NASCAR racing than I ever thought I wanted to know.
Sunday afternoons during the season typically finds Darrell watching the televised NASCAR race. I watch a few laps with him, ask a few pesky questions—Why was a caution called? What does [insert racing terminology] mean? How many more laps?—then I carry on folding cloths, cleaning the cat box or tweeting with friends before going back to watch a few more laps with my hubby.
While watching one race, Darrell mentioned that his dream was to ride in a NASCAR and to feel the speed.
For a guy who was heartbroken at 16 because he was not able to learn how to drive, even with hand controls available, because of his double vision and lack of depth perception, his dream had extra meaning.
I filed away that tidbit.
Then, during a race earlier this spring, I received an email from… [Continue reading this post on Glenda's blog]
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